Young Alton woman robbed at late-night deposit box

ALTON — Police reported Wednesday evening a young woman was attacked by two men who stole cash from her as she was trying to make a late-night deposit.

The young woman, a 21-year-old cashier for the convenience shop Alton Village Store, was “jumped” by two young men around 10 p.m. at the TD Bank on Main Street, according to Alton Police Chief Ryan Heath. The two men, believed to be white and in their late teens or early 20s, were wearing dark hooded sweatshirts at the time of the incident.

Heath said the men attempted to “surprise” the woman by sneaking up on her while she was making her cash deposit. A physical altercation ensued, where the woman was pushed and pulled by the two suspects before the men took off with approximately $1,000 in cash.

Officials treated the woman on scene for minor scrapes and bruises, Heath said.

“We have a few leads we’re following up on,” he added Thursday afternoon. “There was some surveillance footage in the area that got a good look at the suspects.”

He declined to provide further detailed information of the suspects at this time so as not to compromise the ongoing investigation.

“We have gotten a few calls in from the community today and some good information from other local business owners that has really helped out our investigation,” Heath noted. “We’re working on it diligently today and we’ll continue to do so until we try to come up with a positive I.D. on the suspect.”